The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-07-28


John Tyler, son of President Tyler, was
prosraied by an attack Of partial paralysis last
Saturday in Washington. and his recovery is
doubtful He was . resident Of Tallahassee for
some years since the war.
Judge Joseph TillmAn and Gen. w. Il.
Ssbring, of the South Florida and Georgia Air
Line ailway, were in the city on the 10th, in
the interest Of their road. Success to them
Lakeland Cracker.
"A man named Harris, from Cincinnati
while bathing at Pablo Beach, on the 2Sd, be-
came paralyzed in the water and would have
drowned had not Col. J. n. Kreamer, engineer
Of the Okeechobee Drainage Company, rescued
him
Judge A o. Wright will shortly CONNIE nee
the publication Of q weekly paper in Jackson
vile, with Terds Sytin9s as q model The Judge
is humorist of established reputation, and level
headed generally, and should make a success of
his enterprise, as we hope he may.
Our friend Greenslitt, the able and enter
prising editor OF the Tavares Herald, gets up
splendid map Of the new county Of Lake in the
last number of his paper Lake is q fine county
and has several live journals, and the Herald
takes rank with the foremost among them
SumEcrrLe Times.
Capt VIM. Mckenzie Oerting, Deputy Har-
Dor Master, says there are ten vessels now load
ing with timber and thirteen loading with lum-
Der for foreign ports, besides number Of Amer
Jean schooners, brigs, ETC., loading for the Gulf
and Atlantic coasts How is that for the dull
season t-Pensacola Adpdnc<- Gazette.
The funeral of the late Henry Pfeiffer was
attended BY large numbers of our citizens and
the immense concourse testified to the esteem in
which lie was held by all classes. He was
warm hearted man and emphatically and prac-
tically the poor mans friend and will be sadly
missed by many.-PensdooLd Adodnce-G Gazette.
We learn that the surveying corps will
complete The final location of the line from here
10 the State line in q day or two. We presume
that they will proceed at once 10 fix the final
location of the line to Monticello and Tallahas-
see. Which line will be located first is not
Then.asril< Times, 23d.
Manly and honorable instincts are revolted
by the continued abuse and ridicule of Hon. G.
". Jones A great intellect has been Swallowed,
and he who once served the State with splendid
ability should be the object of tender compassion
rather than mark for little creatures TO fling at.
The sick lion may yet rouse himself AMI startle
the pack of scofers into conviction OF their own
litileness
"A visitor 10 Tallahassee cannot but admire
the beauty and grandeur Of lis location, sur
mounting as il does lofty elevation, and over
looking lesser elevations or verdant valleys
whera nas,ra has stored @ most lavish share Of
al the elements essential to the successful
growth of fruits and crops Of many kinds
Green Cooe Spring.
Senator Pasco and his brother, Rev. F.
Pasco, of Jacksonville, were summoned by tee-
gram to Boston last week to attend the bedside
OF their aged mother who is quite i'll. The Sen
stOr intended making the trip North later in the
summer and the sad intelligence OF his mothers
condition only FASTENED his departure. He was
accompanied by his wife and children and will
return early in the fall.
Thanks for congratulations from our Florida,
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee friends on the
new Scott perfecting press just ordered by the
Heses Herald Company. 1t will print 10000 CO.
pies per hour, and supply the constantly increas-
ing demand This press will cost nearly three
times as much as any other ever brought into
the State, and we shall soon present cut of this
beautiful piece of mechanism. - Jacksonville
Helcs- Herald
Mr. G. S. Rivers, one of Columbia county's
substantial farmers, was presented last week
with another fine boy. 1t has been Mr.. Rivers
custom to name, if possible, his boys AFTER the
Democratic Congressman of this district. The
last one before this was named Charles Dough
eriy- The little boy just presented cannot wait
n year for a name therefore Mr.. Rivers without
hesitation, we learn, named him Robt Davis
Rivers and is willing 10 abide the chances Of
striking the coming man.-LAke City Reporter.
"A sad casualty occurred near Pensacola
last Friday. when Miss Louise Corwin and Miss
Oracle Spencer were drowned in Bayou Texar.
They went TO battle, and walking through the
sboal water on a sandbar they stepped of the
edge where the depth suddenly increased, and 80
drowned, there being none near but some little
children who were following them. They were
excellent girls. members of families that recent.
ly settled in Pensacola 1t was the sixteenth
birthday Of Louise, and Oracle, aged fourteen,
was" spending the day" with her friend.
The Senatorial party, consisting of Hon.
Samuel Pasco and wife, ]. ]. Willie and d. A.
Pinlayson, of Monticello; w. B. Denham and
wife, Miss Agnes Hopkins and Dr.. Sargent, Of
Eustis, arrived in town on last Saturday and
spent several hours The party was called on
by Q number Of our prominent citizens and the
time was pleasantly spent until the departure OF
the train which took the party to Eustis- 1t is
regretted that their stay was not longer.-Lees
burg Commercial
We are sorry TO see the fernando Nesos
abusing Governor Perry in such a relentless way
Surely, as the appointing power Is with the
Governor. and he alone is responsible, he ought
10 be allowed TO exercise that power according
10 the dictates Of his own conscience. We be-
lieve the Governor to be thoroughly honorable
man, and undeserved abuse OF him will only re-
coll upon the author. Legitimate criticism Is the
right and privilege Of every newspaper, but 1t
should spring from q higher motive than dis
appointment 10 regard to petty county Offices
BusiS Lake Region.
-Weley p Henderson, native Of Tampa,
and one of our most respected citizens, died last
Monday. Mr.. Henderson had been one of the
leading business men Of the place until falling
health warned him to retire from active life.
He had filled several official positions, the last
being that Of Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton, which he resigned q few months ago in
consequence Of physical inability to perform the
duties devolving upon him. In ell his walks of